20 21 International Art Fair

20 21 International Art Fair opens on 16 February at the Royal College of Art
A great February Fair right in the heart of London, 2 floors in the RCA London are filled with contemporary international art, visit Liberty Gallery on Stand 54 at the RCA for a good selection of Pam Glew originals and framed limited editions too.

2021 International Art Fair
www.20-21intartfair.com

International modern and contemporary art
16 - 19 February 2012
Royal College of Art
, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU
with Liberty Gallery

FREE ENTRY TO 20/21
Just print out this download invite below and bring along to the fair for 2 people to enter free

http://www.pamglew.co.uk/uploads/2021-liberty-gallery-invi.pdf

Catalogue for Archetypes group show

Really looking forward to seeing this show tomorrow, its on for a month, and there's a nice flicky online catalogue, highlights for me are the ever-surprising Herakut, Faith 47s drive by photograph and that Case looks awesome too. Click here for an online preview, or if your coming down to Bristol on Friday 3rd for the PV I'll see you there. (email sarah@viewartgallery.co.uk for Guest List).

View Art Gallery, Upfest & Campbarbossa have teamed up to create 'Archetypes', a rather special urban art show bringing some of the most progressive & diverse international urban artists to Bristol:

Ben Eine • Cas • Dennis John Neff • Faith47 • Futura • Herakut • Holly Thoburn • Jago • Kaws • Labrona • Pam Glew • Phil Frost • Remi/Rough

LIVE PAINT • Outside the gallery on Saturday the 4th June • Herakut, Jago & Case.

EXHIBITION • Saturday June 4th - July 5th, for 4 weeks.

The circus is coming to town

Uncontrollably excited about my forthcoming show, its hosted by Eddie Lock & Death By Daylight, at Red Bull Studios in London Bridge. Yes a show south of the river, its like the new East End didn't you know?

'Circus' wil feature 15 brand spanking new pieces on flags, vintage American, British, Italian, French and a Swiss flag & some new handmade wall pieces which are abit special.

Oh and if you'd like any further info about the show, please email Eddie at info@eddielock.com

Hope to see you there x

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Art Star in Progress

Here's some pics of my Art Star in Progress, I made back in January when it was snowing and oh so icy cold. The actual wooden star was made in Munich and a guy drove it all the way from Munich to my studio in the snow! Poor guy, he was knackered when he delivered it. We had to get it in the studio via an ice covered fire exit in the dark. Tricky and more than abit dangerous.

Anyway, so me & Victoria got to work making a denim patchwork for it (kinda like making a poncho for a star), which was appliqued, dyed and bleached, washed and bleached some more, and washed again, all stitched up. The front is based on a carousel, wheel of death/ knife throwers star, in the circus kinda vibe, with a portrait in bleach of an all American girl. The whole star is hand sewn and upholstered, so it looks kinda neat.

See the movie: Pam Glew Art Star video here

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Liberty & Fortune

Couple of new flags that made it to London Art Fair, with Mauger Modern.


Fortune. 2010
Flag size 168 x 107 cm
Bleaching technique & dye on vintage American flag in black box frame


Liberty. 2010.
Flag size 148 x 85 cm
Bleaching technique & dye on vintage American flag in black box frame

Back on the Drawing Project

... been a while since last blog, silly busy,

Been making large things in the studio, and have recently discovered the joys of having an assistant, marvellous times and much more productive at making flags now. So onwards and upwards, been sewing like demons in the studio making some beautiful things for the Sydney Show..... more complex and intricate flag-making. And a recent trip to Berwick Street was very fruitful, linens, denims and ticking, very authentic utility fabrics, for making new/ old flags. Delicious.

On a different tack, I'm getting back into the Drawing Project, I have set myself a mission to draw on every page of a french dictionary, more drawings added to new shop http://pamglew.bigcartel.com

Hope to get a chance to keep drawing most days, will keep u posted for progress reports!
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ART LONDON now on

SO, delivered all the work to ARTLONDON this Tuesday (eleventh hour delivery of art as usual!)....

been daft-busy lately, due to being involved in so many shows in 1 month, (art london, AAF London & Amsterdam, Northern Art & Edinburgh), good job I'm making my best work right now.

oh, yes so Mauger Modern have new work from me for ARTLONDON

The fair opens each day at 11am. Closing times are as follows:

Thursday 8 October 8.30pm
Friday 9 October 8.00pm
Saturday 10 October 8.00pm
Sunday 11 October 8.30pm
Monday 12 October 8.30pm

Preview of LA Show

The online preview for the LA group show at Carmichael is available to view here
Please contact art@carmichaelgallery.com to purchase available work.

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New work for Carmichael show

Recently finished some work for the Carmichael show..... here's the first few

• Los Angeles •
6 - 27 August 2009, Carmichael Gallery, Hollywood, USA
Guy Denning * Pam Glew * Candice Tripp * Andrea (from Btoy) * Cherri Wood

Saint. 2009.
72 x 118cm/ 28 x 47 inches
Bleach & Dye on handmade Union Jack made from vintage denim and American flag.
Wonder. 2009.
90 x 61 cm / 35 x 24 inches
Bleach & Dye on Vintage American flag.
Candypop Antichrist. 2009.
70 x 120 cm/ 28 x 47 inches
Bleach & Dye on handmade Union Jack made from vintage denim and American flag.

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Finished!

Hot from the magic bleaching room. Last week I finished this, my latest commision, its on a handmade palestinian flag:
It was quite a feat of sewing, (although it looks deceptively simple). Of course vintage Palestinian flags don't come up much, so i had to make it. It was surprisingly tricky to find vintage fabric that was the same colour as a palestinian flag. I've now realised that there must be super strong dyes in flags that with stand dyeing them black and bleaching back to their original colour, without going white! I tried to dye some linen green, then dyed it black and it just bleached back to white! So i made this out of a vintage Italian flag (which is a good green), and some vintage red linen, and used the flag rivets from the italian flag to finish it off.

probably my most detailed, eye yet!


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April Alternative

Brighton's brand new independent art festival kicks off at Kemptown's Fairtrade Gallery on April 2nd

FAIRTRADE have always believed that Art & Music are best enjoyed together, so every weekend they will be juxtaposing musicians, performers & artists for intinate and unique candlelit events

THE APRIL ALTERNATIVE

16th - 22nd April
I'll be covering some of the walls alongside Binnie, Sanders & Shuttlewood

23rd - 26th April
And I'll be given free reign to flag up the space in a kind of tiny solo show!

THE FAIRTRADE GALLERY . 26 MONTAGUE PLACE . BRIGHTON . BN2 1JE

check out www.fairtradegallery.co.uk/april/ for all the gig listings and more art too.

Call 07990 511576 FOR gig info and gig tickets

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Noir Private View 5 March

PRIVATE VIEW 5th MARCH 2009

For guest list & press enquries please contact nina@stelladore.co.uk
For buyers enquiries please email stella@stelladore.co.uk

SHOW RUNS FROM 6th MARCH - 21 MARCH
Stella Dore Gallery, 47 Rivington St, London, EC2A 3QB 0207 739 3004

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Stella Dore presents NOIR, my London solo show.

The show features new work based on film noir; femme fatales, innocents and sinners. Expect to see vintage American flags, brocade and a very special antique coronation flag of Agness Deyn.
'Beautiful Nightmare' ed. of 10. 26 x 18cm

I will be releasing two tiny screenprint editions of 10, made with the magic bleaching technique on vintage 48 star flags. Bitter sweet and Beautiful Nightmare are like originals, but pocket sized.

My new black tote bags will be launched for the show, printed with an image of Marlene Dietrich, the bags are Fairtrade in a limited edition of 200.

If you haven't already seen the new Stella Dore gallery in the urban art hub of Rivington Street, their raw brick walls are the perfect setting for the new work, they also have a tempting lounge-come-print shop downstairs.


'Bittersweet' ed. of 10. 26 x 18cm

Stella Dore
47 Rivington Street, London (Old Street Tube, exit 3)
EC2A 3QB

Private View is Thursday 5 March

Image above : 'Numb' Bleaching on Vintage American Flag 148 x 83 cm

FOR GUEST LIST & PRESS please contact nina@stelladore.co.uk

FOR BUYERS enquiries please email stella@stelladore.co.uk

Hope to see you there xp

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New Work added & PDF Catalogue

I recently had a Massive Website rehaul and have now added all the new work to the Flags & Fabrics Galleries, also added the new 'Book Stencils' section that were all in my solo show 'Old Glory' in Bristol.

The pdf, catalogue can now be downloaded from here: http://www.stealfromwork.org/

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Old Glory is open.....

The candles were lit, flags draped, beers popped open and the doors were open for the curiously warming show that is 'Old Glory'...... Friday night was a good night to remember, its one of those rare shows that I can happily stand back from and fully say that I'm happy.....Steal From Work have made the show look phenominally gorgeous. The night was also good to put faces to names & meet peeps that I had only met through cyber world... and before i knew it I was sipping white russian and contemplating the odd journey I've been on this year... This year has been a good one..... and for that I feel incredibly lucky......

So, 'Old Glory', conveniently titled now that America is perhaps discarding the politics of 'old' and bringing in the new...

I can't help but think of how my use of American flags now almost seems to have a new meaning, could we happily be seeing the end to fear culture? Obama has a huge ball of crap to untangle, but I believe he is the man for the job, the world should be safer now that the war mongering ignorant clown that is Bush has less than 2 months to cause any more mischief. Anyway, enough rambling, heres some pretty pictures of the show... all the images are on my flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/pamglew/

The Flag Screen print: Crime Scene Print - Original Screen Print - edition of 45 - 1 metre x 70 cm (click on the image to view it larger)









Book stencils: Spray paint, acrylic, tea & antique book paper on vintage hardbacked book cover. Framed in black box frame

Fable: Frame: 42 x 33 cm, image size: 31 x 21 cm.
Nightmare: Frame: 42 x 33 cm, image: 32 x 23 cm
Escape: Frame: 42 x 33 cm, image size: 31 x 20 cm
Night Shade: Frame: 35 x 27 cm
Hidden: Frame: 38 x 32 cm
Key: Frame: 38 x 32 cm
(click on the image to view it larger)

Window to the World - Original Screen Print - edition of 30 - 1 metre x 70 cm (click on the image to view it larger)









Night Shade image size:143 x 69 discharge & dye on brocade. Framed in black box frame
(click on the image to view it larger)








View of the embroidery wall

Smoke & Mirrors Fabric size: 28 x 19 cm
A Glimmer of Light in the Distance- Frame: 75 x 31 cm, image 63 x 20 cm
Save Us: Fabric size: 27 x 23 cm
Storm Fabric size: 26 x 20 cm
Shock & Awe Fabric size: 25 x 21 cm
Strangle Hold Fabric size: 27 x 21 cm
(click on the image to view it larger)


From Within 139 x 107 cm Dye and Bleach on brocade
fabric, on the deep red wall. -->
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Glory image size: approx. 143 x 78 cm discharge and dye on vintage american flag. Framed in black box frame, on the deep red wall.
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The Hunted 175 x 112 cm u/f Discharge & dye on vintage
American flag, another blue flag (colour stripped out of it and dyed blue, then bleached, on the deep red wall. ->
(click on the image to view it larger)

All the work is now available to download as a pdf now from Steal From Work: http://www.stealfromwork.org/



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Affordable Art Fair London agogo

A very, very early Friday morning saw me frantically bubble wrapping and labelling massively big framed flags for AAF london. The work looks so sexy in its new frames that tim at Fairtrade Gallery has made, beautiful black box frames that really pop.

So, 5 spanking fabric works are going to be at Art-file gallery stand at this years AAF london.

I will be there at the opening night on Wednesday 22 October

These original works will be at Artfile Gallery stand at AAF.
'Crime Scene' and the new 'Shock Awakening' print will be launched that night at Artizan Editions at AAF too.

www.affordableartfair.com

Opening Times

Wednesday 22 Private View 5.30pm - 9.30pm

Thursday 23 11.00am - 5.30pm
Drinks Reception 5.30pm - 9.30pm

Friday 24 11.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday 25 11.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday 26 11.00am - 6.00pm

So heres a sneak peek at whats in the show:

Pause 2008 143 cm x 83 cm
Discharge, bleach & dye on vintage appliquéd stars American flag – framed in glazed deep set Black box frame
£2995
Art-file Gallery stand- AAF London 23-26 October

The Key 2008 141 x 81 cm
Discharge, bleach & dye on vintage appliquéd stars American flag – framed in glazed deep set Black box frame
£2995. Art-file Gallery stand- AAF London 23-26 October









A Sound 2008 42 x 70 cm Bleach & dye on vintage American flag - framed in Black box frame
£1495. Art-file Gallery stand- AAF London 23-26 October












Fairground 2008 Approx 80 x 50 cm
Bleach & discharge paste on vintage Union Jack – framed in glazed deep set White box frame £1495
Art-file Gallery stand- AAF London 23-26 October

Kook 2008 approx 24cm diameter, Hand embroidery on dyed black found fabric, Attached with brass tacks, in glazed white box frame, £395. Art-file Gallery stand- AAF London 23-26 October

Gallery Shots

Ok, so the opening night pics were a bit atmopherically blurry, so heres some more slick pics of the gallery. As I am in the gallery every Sunday, I had the chance to take some pics before the open house hardcore did the rounds....


Heres the monty deep set frame with 'Darkness' on the left, & two of my favourites in the gloss ornate frames (framed by Tim in the gallery)


The long awaited Crime scene print (thats an Artist Proof up there as its still being printed, but is gonna be worth the wait...)


The Big Beautiful Nightmare (which seems to be a favourite to most), some beautifully white framed Red Stencils (all the frames are made by Tim at the gallery)


A view from the stage


Bo the cat making the place look more spooky. (flowers from my friend Tracy)


The stage with The Crime Scene print framed, behind is the huge 'Conquer' flag & Outside Threat on the left

I had a great time meeting people in the gallery, the response has been so positive so far, interestingly most people have asked why I use american flags (in a nut shell its because its a reflection of fear culture & american cinema)


Most people seem to want to know who is in what picture (sometimes its best to leave it to the imagination as everyone has their own opinion on who is the great & the good- so in future I think I'm gonna keep this one a secret!)


I'm in every sunday & the gallery is open Fri, Sat & Sun until 25 May, so if you haven't been in yet come check it out

:)